"The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird trills her thick warbled notes the summer long" ~ John M...

Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.  ~ Sister Parish Fa...

For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a ...

“ We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with plaything...

Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.  ~Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old n...

Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box u...

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.  ~Washington Irving The ...